Książki

The essays in The Baltic Security Puzzle, contributed by respected international experts, assess the components of this Baltic security puzzle. They place the security and political interests of the three Baltic States of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania within the historical, economic, and political narratives of the greater Baltic region. The book first reevaluates Baltic history as a progression of conflict, partial integration, Cold War division, up to today’s efforts to build a security community. It then focuses on economic and social relations by contrasting patterns of democratization, domestic politics, EU membership, and the economics of crime (including transnational crime and human trafficking). Lastly, it analyzes military security and evolving regional perceptions of threats as well as the dynamics of alliance behavior and the recent geostrategic clashes unearthed by Russia’s behavior in Ukraine.

The Baltic Security Puzzle